User talk:YBG: Difference between revisions

Thanks!  for being so polite while I was stumbling around in Marmite. 
TheSeven (talk) 19:35, 28 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi YBG, thanks for sharing your thoughts in our discussion on WikiProject Oregon. I guess our work is getting broad enough, that I'm sorry to say your work had not really caught my attention yet…but I see you've been working in a number of areas of Oregon content. Thanks! You said you've been keeping an eye on our project for a while…I hope you decide to join us more formally at some point! Also, thanks for the additional bot suggestion; it's a good idea. -Pete (talk) 15:49, 6 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You are invited to join WikiProject Oregon, a WikiProject dedicated to improving articles related to the U.S. state of Oregon . You received this invitation because of your history editing Oregon articles or discussion of Oregon topics. The Oregon WikiProject group discussion is here. If you are interested in joining, please visit the project page, and add your name to the list of participants. New members may read about existing members and introduce themselves here .

• Is the correct style for non-reference notes used here YBG (talk) 16:25, 25 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
• Organize templates for
  the world, &c. YBG (talk) 23:43, 13 March 2010 (UTC)[reply
  ]
• Modify
  Languages of template to auto-remove '(s)' YBG (talk) 23:10, 13 March 2010 (UTC)[reply
  ]
• Reorganize Languages of Pakistan article YBG (talk) 02:27, 5 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Is there a template to color maps of the US by state? YBG (talk)
• Add total to lead in US county name list YBG (talk) 04:03, 25 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Hunt for info re VC rest areas on Federal Highway YBG (talk) 22:30, 7 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • http://www.remembrancedriveway.org.au
  • http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM400B_Charles_Anderson_VC_Rest_Area_Federal_Hwy_NSW_Australia
  • http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM7NNB_Kevin_Wheatley_Memorial_Rest_Area_NSW_Australia
  • http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM7NR5_Albert_Chowne_VC_Rest_Area_Murrays_Flats_NSW_Australia
  • http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM4E07_John_Mackey_VC_Rest_Area_Hume_Hwy_NSW_Australia
• Respond re photos in WT:WikiProject Oregon/Archive 12#Portland State Office Building YBG (talk) 01:48, 1 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
• Figure out how to mark inaccurate translations; apply to
  List of U.S. state abbreviations, e.g., [1]
  • I tried to delete some here but most were promptly reverted. YBG (talk) 05:21, 28 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
• Add County column on
  (M-Z) YBG (talk) 06:31, 22 January 2010 (UTC)[reply
  ]
  • Done here and here this week. YBG (talk) 05:09, 2 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    • But this may not be the right thing to do as some are in multiple counties
  • Consider refactoring lists into Eastern & Western Oregon; alpha lists don't make much sense.
• Fix
  State abbreviation sorting by status YBG (talk) 00:51, 12 June 2010 (UTC)[reply
  ]
• Superseded scientific theories YBG (talk) 14:04, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply
  ]

This section formerly had a number of alternatives that I eventually moved to Talk:Portland,_Oregon#Demography_.26_Race and then expanded.

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Hi, are you satisfied with the revisions made, or do you still have any issues with the list? Dabomb87 (talk) 15:08, 21 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I just made some more tweaks and commented on the FL nomination page. YBG (talk) 07:28, 22 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I posted a bunch of pics of the Portland State Office Building symbols for you- haven't seen a reply. tedder (talk) 06:29, 30 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

...for redoing that trivia section on Willamette Stone. It's not trivial anymore, and I added another reference and a link to 1959 photos of the stone. Drmies (talk) 15:37, 30 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I probably do have them the wrong way round. For some reason I cannot seem to remember which is which. I agree with you anyway. Pleased to see you experimenting. Donama (talk) 09:36, 28 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I noticed. Nice one. Donama (talk) 22:31, 8 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the recognition!! I had realised that the main nfl reference cited in the article no longer works; in fact, I replaced that link for another source which lists all the numbers and players honored. This was because the retired jerseys section was supressed from the NFL.com site, I don´t know why. I will continue adding sources as much as I can, thanks ! Fma12 (talk) 02:24, 6 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

They already did. The result is called life. :-) Double sharp (talk) 16:21, 11 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]